The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-12-27

AFTER many Years OF mlSrule ha-
VAN this year gained q system of re-
spOnsible. representative government
If the system were carried out on the
plan agreed upon between the King
and the People, the danger Of drift
ing back into the breakers Of misgov-
eminent would have been reduced 70
the minimum. Several incidents Of
the Legislative session showed that
the Ministry would have TO tread q
straight course If Il would preserve
It's tenure OF power to a respectable
length With Legislature as fully
representative. probably. as any that
could be elected. there Is room for
lenieney with q Cabinet one-half of
which 5 inexperienced in admins
trstIve affairs There was no justifi-
cation for the outside campaign Of
detraction carried on in the main bv
anonymous writers. Legitimate crit
ieism Is wholesome. but that was not
the staple Of the campaign referred
10. Downright falsehood by the
column was INDUCED IN. never to be
confessed when exposed. Informa
tien laid before the Legislature
proved the unmitigated falsity Of
many of the charges preferred against
the Ministry. but those who origin
ated the calumnies were not men
enough to indite q note saving they
had. at least been mistaken. Matters
Of opinion only were hurled against
the Cabinet as terminating facts. and
made the basis Of comments designed
10 embaTsss the Ministers instead OF
assisting them oat of difficulties not
Of their own creation. Taz: such
unscrUpulous partisan wa ere I'D
rot have the respectsa.e ro--
ton Of the community % back
It Is capable OF proof By sew
eral well-known facts In the first
place no man Of any standing at
tached his real name TO any of the
communications containing the IN
doubted marks Of party animus.
Secondly. the strongest evidence Of
confidence IN the changed condition
Of government was given By leading
capitalists They largely increased
their Investments IN plantation and
other reproductive property. Third
y. several plantations paid their
S5-xes N advance, 50 as To prevent
embarrassment 10 the Administration.
FoUrthly. members q the Cabinet
against whom the most bitter oppoSi
non mas waged were selected by the
Legislature for receiving Overwhelm-
the eonscieneeless and malignant
course Of the opposition CLIQUE Is
seen 10 have Its due effect And the 4
results are such as Nc patriot can be
proud Of. The King has been missed &
BY the amount Of noise made into
believing that q considerable portion
Of the foreign element Is disaffected
against the Ministry. He has there
fore deliberately broken his pledge
To abstain from interference with
legislation and Legislators. and put
himself at the head Of the opposition
faction with powers that were never
contemplated for him TO exercise.
The natives who were 10 a large ex-
tent satisfied with the new order Of
llllgs are Oelng stirred I'D by the
circulation among them Of outrageous
fslsehOO3s and ineendiary writings
These things have been quickly potent
IN depressing business OF al kinds.
also n disturbing the confidence OF
the community n the autonomous
peEmznenee Of the country Ii Is
however. too soon 10 conclude that
she prospect Is without hope Only
let the rght-thinkiDg members Of the
c0mm1nity stand together by the
Ministry IN the present crisis. and
certain discontinue VII result 10 the
lev scheming politicians who have
laid q deep plot to undermine respon-
slble government Il Is not the first
tine II history that one man has
been pitred against whole nation.
almost Invariably 70 make miser-
able failure